Archdiocese of Eger

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Diocese of Eger
Dioecesis Agriensis
Statistics
Country: Hungary
Rite: Latin Rite
Area: 11,500 km²
Population:
  Total:
  Catholics:
1,260,000 (2006)
690,000 (54.8%)
Cathedral: Szent János apostol és evangélista,
Szent Mihály főangyal,
Szeplőtelen Fogantatás főszékesegyház bazilika
(Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of
St. John the Apstole and Evangelist,
St. Michael and the Immaculate Conception)
Ordinaries
Bishop: Csaba Ternyák
Auxiliary Bishop: István Katona

The Archiocese of Eger {Latin: Agrien(sis)} is an archdiocese located in the city of Eger in Hungary.

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[edit] History

  • 1000: Established as Diocese of Eger
  • August 9, 1804: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Eger
Szent János apostol és evangélista, Szent Mihály főangyal, Szeplőtelen Fogantatás főszékesegyház bazilika (Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Apstole and Evangelist, St. Michael and the Immaculate Conception)
Szent János apostol és evangélista, Szent Mihály főangyal, Szeplőtelen Fogantatás főszékesegyház bazilika
(Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Apstole and Evangelist, St. Michael and the Immaculate Conception)

[edit] Leadership

  • Bishops of Eger (Roman rite)
    • Archbishop Csaba Ternyák (since 2007.03.15)
    • Archbishop István Seregély (1987.06.05 – 2007.03.15)
    • Archbishop László Kádár, O. Cist. (1978.03.02 – 1986.12.20)
    • Archbishop József Bánk (1974.02.02 – 1978.03.02)
    • Archbishop Pavol Brezanóczy (1969.01.10 – 1972.02.11)
    • Archbishop Pavol Brezanóczy (Apostolic Administrator 1959 – 1964.09.15)
    • Archbishop Giulio Czapik (1943.05.07 – 1956.04.25)
    • Archbishop Ludovít Szmrecsányi (1912.10.20 – 1943.01.28)
    • Cardinal József Samassa (1873.07.25 – 1912.08.20)
    • Archbishop Béla Bartakovič (1850.09.30 – ?)
    • Patriarch Ján Krstitel Ladislav Pryker, O.Cist (1827.04.09 – 1847.12.02)
    • Archbishop Istvan Fischer de Nagy (1807.09.18 – 1822.07.04)
    • Archbishop Ferenc Fuchs (1804.08.09 – ?)
  • Bishops of Eger (Roman rite)
    • Archbishop Štefan Szuhay (1600 – 1607)
    • Cardinal Antal Verancsics (1560.07.17 – 1570.09.25)
    • Bishop František Ujlaky (1554.08.03 – 1555.02.01)
    • Archbishop Pavol Várdai (1523 – 1526)
    • Pope Clement VII (Giulio de’ Medici) (1520.09.12 – 1523.06.18)
    • Cardinal Ippolito I d’Este (Apostolic Administrator 1497.12.20 – 1520.09.03)
    • Cardinal Tamás Bakócz (1497.06.09 – 1497.12.20)
    • Archbishop Johann Beckenschlager (1467.06.13 – 1474.03.15)

[edit] Suffragan Dioceses

[edit] See also

[edit] Source

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